Milling (military training exercise)

Milling is a training activity used to assess candidates from age 17 for the elite Parachute Regiment of the British Army.

[6] According to the British Army, milling "replicates the conditions of stress and personal qualities required in a combat situation", and is "a test of courage, determination and raw fighting spirit".

"Major Andrew Fox, former commander of 3 Para, called for a ban on milling in 2020, tweeting: 'Needlessly exposing recruits to head trauma... Time to leave this in the 1940s where it belongs.

"[7] In 2016, Prime Minister David Cameron decided to admit women and girls from age 16 to the infantry from late 2018,[9] including the Parachute Regiment from 2019.

[10] In 2017, The Sunday Times reported that females applying to the Regiment would be assessed on the same basis as males, and would be expected to fight in milling with men of similar size and weight: Women wanting to join the British Army's elite Parachute Regiment will be expected to go toe to toe with men and trade punches for a minute.